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The City Council hasn’t discussed the request, Councilman Michael Lilliquist said Friday.

Officials are working to put before the council information that explains the city’s banking practices, what its needs are and the process for choosing a bank, according to Brian Heinrich, Bellingham deputy administrator. That could happen Feb. 27.

Earlier this month, Seattle agreed to end its $3 billion relationship with Wells Fargo Bank for lending money to the pipeline project.

It caused a 4-mile backup and a rollover crash that injured one person. Authorities are considering whether charges can be filed against protesters.

Protests over the $3.8-billion pipeline’s construction have been going on for months, with the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Sioux tribes fearing a leak from the pipeline could pollute their drinking water.